Saturday, 23 June 2012

The not on the high street.com make awards 2012

Last Thursday (21st June) I attended the not on the high street.com make awards in London. milly and pip had been lucky enough to have been shortlisted for 2 awards. Partner of the year and Community Ambassador of the year. There are approx 3000 partners on notonthehighstreet.com so to make the shortlist felt like a huge achievement.

It was a great day and around 500 partners were there. As well as the make awards, there were photography workshops and talks from an array of people, including a welcome speech from Holly & Sophie, the co-founders of notonthehighstreet.com Other speakers were Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation, Stuart Smith, CEO of Wood Holmes and Medeia Cohan-Pertolino, creative director of School for Startups

The awards were at the end of the day and were presented by Holly and Sophie. the shortlists and winners were announced as follows:

It was a really brilliant day and it was so lovely to meet many partners who I tweet with and speak to on the notonthehighstreet.com forum. Congratulations to all the winners and those that made the shortlists. Thanks to all the notonthehighstreet.com staff for putting on a great event and huge thanks goes to all the partners who voted for me, I am truly honoured to have won, thank you very much x

About Me

Welcome to milly and pip....founded in 2008 by Ali Millard, a designer with over 16 years experience in the fashion industry. milly and pip specialise in creating unique personalised gifts, memory keepsakes and home accessories using found and recycled materials. Each one is cut and sewn by hand at their Derbyshire studio, and finished with appliques and embroidery. Most of the fabrics used in the collection are found in small quantities, meaning no two items will ever be the same. milly and pip's aim is to create products so special and personal that they will never be thrown away.